Tag Archives: West Bank

French court sees the truth where others can’t: Israel is not illegally occupying land

In a fantastic win for Israel and her supporters, and a devastating reversal for the BDS lunatics, who have used intense efforts to get Veolia to withdraw from building the light rail line in Jerusalem, a French appeals court has … Continue reading

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Of rockets, stones and justice

Over the last couple of days the rocket fire from Gaza into Israel has intensified. I deliberately do not use the word “renewed” because the rocket fire has never completely stopped except for one month in the winter. The latest … Continue reading

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New wave of Palestinian violence flares up

A renewed wave of violence has spread across Judea and Samaria in the last couple of weeks, actively aided and abetted by incitement from by Mahmoud Abbas himself. The current wave began when four Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails began … Continue reading

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The Legal Case for Israel

Further to my earlier post about the use of human rights in lawfare against Israel, Professor William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection has brought us a brilliant video by Professor Eugene Kontorovich, an international law expert, who explains the legal case … Continue reading

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Terrorism and diplomatic delegitimization go hand in hand against Israel

A series of news items in recent days make it clear that there is a definite upswing in anti-Israel violence from Palestinians in Judea and Samaria. A security official told Tazpit News Agency that during the past year, particularly during … Continue reading

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Meet our “moderate” neigbours

Israel is constantly reassured by ostensible well-wishers that if only it would make peace with the moderate Palestinians and Arabs, it would sideline the extremists, peace would immediately break out and heavenly angels would sing in massed chorales. (OK, I … Continue reading

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